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Are You Spending Your Money Wisely? | Wolfgang Schnellbaecher | TED

Drawing on his experience negotiating million-dollar deals for global brands, procurement expert Wolfgang Schnellbaecher distills the tricks of the world's best buyers into three simple rules

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3 Possible Futures for AI — Which Will We Choose? | Alvin W. Graylin | TED

After decades working in technology across both the US and China, Alvin W. Graylin sees three possible paths for the future of AI: one where tech giants create a class of trillionaires, one

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What Losing Everything Taught Me About Resilience | Jane Marie Chen | TED

Entrepreneur and TED Fellow Jane Marie Chen started a company that created a low-cost portable incubator for premature babies in underserved communities, with the goal of saving more than one

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The Purity Test That’s Killing Clean Energy | Riddhima Yadav | TED

Why is it taking so long to finance the climate transition? After years working with the world's largest wealth funds and banks, finance innovator Riddhima Yadav has seen the same pattern

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How to Raise Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things | Kathryn Hecht | TED

Could exposing kids to their fears help them thrive later on in life? Exploring the science of exposure therapy, pediatric psychologist Kathryn Hecht shows how encouraging children to handle

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TED Idea Search — 9 Cities, 1 Main Stage | Premiering Tuesday, March 3

Some of the most interesting ideas often come from the most unexpected places. We searched the globe for ideas with the power to inspire, motivate and change lives — and we found them at

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Why Can’t We Better Prepare for Extreme Weather? | Catherine Nakalembe | TED

Thanks to advanced technology, we can now see droughts and crop failures months before they hit. So why are millions of people still going hungry? TED Fellow Catherine Nakalembe, director of

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What Ancestral Intelligence Can Teach Us About AI | Nanjira Sambuli | TED

There's a common African proverb: "When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers." Policy researcher Nanjira Sambuli says we must apply this thinking to today's AI evolution, asking: When

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These AI Devices Protect Nature in Real Time | Juan M. Lavista Ferres | TED

If we can put astronauts on the moon, conservationists shouldn't have to hike miles through dense forests to change the batteries on cameras, says Juan M. Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist

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Schools Urgently Need a Redesign. Here’s How | Aylon Samouha | TED

When kids say school is "fine," that's the sound of potential fading, says education innovator Aylon Samouha. He introduces Transcend, the nonprofit engaging communities across the US to redesign

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How to See (and Stop) Deforestation from Space | Tasso Azevedo | TED

Nearly 20 trees are cut down every second in the Amazon rainforest, as authorities struggle to monitor millions of acres and stop illegal clear-cutting. But land reformer Tasso Azevedo and

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What’s Behind the Rise of Far Right Politics in Europe | Daphne Halikiopoulou | TED

Far-right parties are gaining popularity worldwide. Why is that? Political researcher Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust